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In Sotheby’s Botero Show, Rare Works Meet a Resurgent Global Market

A trove of 1960s and '70s works from the Botero family archive offers a fresh view of a formative era of the artist's life.

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Elisa Carollo

How Tom Holland Dressed His Way From Off-the-Rack Teen to High-Fashion Leading Man

The Spider-Man star spent 14 years turning the red carpet into a second stage. As he tours Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, we look back at 21 outfits...

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Paul Jebara

One Fine Show: “Brassaï, The Secret Signs of Paris” at Moderna Museet

This is the first major Swedish presentation of the work of the photographer, filmmaker and sculptor less commonly known as Gyula Halász.

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Dan Duray

How A.I. Can Strengthen Restaurants While Keeping Hospitality Human

inKind’s Johann Moonesinghe argues that A.I.’s greatest opportunity in hospitality lies in building the infrastructure that helps independent...

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Johann Moonesinghe

Walid Mehanna on Carrying the World’s Oldest Pharma Giant Into the A.I. Era

Merck KGaA’s chief data and A.I. officer Walid Mehanna explains how governance, employee trust and startup agility are shaping enterprise adoption.

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Sissi Cao

The Hamptons Uniform: What a Man Actually Needs to Pack for a Weekend Out East

The trick out east is looking like you gave it no thought while packing like you gave it nothing else. Here is the weekend kit.

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Paul Jebara

When Mother Nature Crashed the Parrish Midsummer Gala

Storms gave way to art and philanthropy during an unforgettable evening that raised more than $1.7 million for the museum.

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Jasmine Lobe

Frisky Sexual Freeloader Makes Hamptons Plans (Janey Wilcox Never Pays for Summer)

Candace Bushnell's field notes on the Hamptons rental market, in which the going rate for a summer house turns out to be measured in favors, not...

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Candace Bushnell

Doug Aitken’s ‘Lightscape’ Turns the American Dream Into a Requiem

Arguably a contemporary opera, the work follows multiple characters in a Robert Altman-esque structure, taking viewers on a journey of extreme change.

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Elisa Carollo

Kai Yoda’s Animist Paintings and the Beast Within

Informed by recent experiences in Indonesia and a renewed engagement with animist thought, he is constructing a symbolic universe in which family...

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Elisa Carollo

The Factory Floor Is Where Agentic A.I. Matters Most

While the mainstream conversation around A.I. agents has focused on knowledge worker productivity, Fujitsu’s Indradeep Ghosh argues that the...

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Indradeep Ghosh

At Ynyshir in Wales, Gareth Ward Turns Fine Dining Into a 28-Course Party

A5 Wagyu, Japanese techniques, a live DJ and a T. rex from Ed Sheeran all have a place in Gareth Ward’s singular North Wales dining room.

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Emily Zemler

Observer’s 2026 August Art Fair Calendar

Here's (almost) everything happening on the art fair circuit this August.

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Christa Terry

Jensen Huang Turns to Japan’s Robots for Nvidia’s Next Growth Engine

A government-backed A.I. factory, new robotics partnerships and Nvidia’s Cosmos models are placing Japan at the center of Jensen Huang’s next big bet.

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Beth Duckett

How Ricky Lauren Turned Hamptons Ease Into an American Style Code

Meet the lady who inspired a womenswear empire in jeans and a white shirt, lent her name to the house’s defining handbag and made borrowed menswear...

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Paul Jebara

The Kennedy Cousin Who Chose Cats

The full story of high society's strangest exit.

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Jennifer Ashley Wright

The Hamptons Billionaires Funding More Than Summer Parties

From Michael Bloomberg to John Paulson, the East End’s wealthiest residents are reshaping philanthropy far beyond their summer estates. Meet seven...

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Beth Duckett

The Women Who Built the Hamptons Art Scene

Once Lee Krasner (and Pollock) settled there, Abstract Expressionism had two addresses—downtown Manhattan and out East.

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Mary Gregory

The Hamptons Wine Weekend, From Wölffer Rosé to North Fork Bubbles

Start with Wölffer at sunset, spend Saturday on the South Fork, then cross to the North Fork for chenin blanc, old vines and one final glass facing...

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Paul Jebara

The Sonic Frontier: Why Sound Is Becoming Culture’s New Favorite Medium

"It is no coincidence that this craving for listening rooms arrives just as our traditional social outlets feel increasingly taxing to engage with."

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Adriana Marianella

At the Parrish Art Museum, Tony Bechara’s 60-Year Career Gets Its First Full Reckoning

Executive director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut on what it means to organize a retrospective for a friend.

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Dan Duray

The Definitive Hamptons Shopping Guide for Summer 2026

Founder-run boutiques, a 1686 silversmith and the season's splashiest pop-ups—here's where the people who actually summer out east spend their money.

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Paul Jebara

As Insurers Retreat, the Hamptons Becomes a Test Case for Climate Risk

Blue-Green Advisors’ Stuart J. Green examines why the Hamptons' luxury real estate boom and retreating insurance industry are two sides of the same...

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Stuart J. Green

The Memoirs That Reveal the Hamptons Behind the Hedges

These books offer a rich and nuanced portrait of one of America's most mythologized stretches of coastline.

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Mána Taylor

Tracing Universal Frequencies, Oliver Beer Makes Sound Visible

The artist's latest exhibition at Thaddaeus Ropac in London transforms the acoustic resonance of the Lascaux caves into immersive paintings.

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Elisa Carollo

Vandell Is on a Roll as Ode to the Bowl Opens Tales of the Cocktail

Marc Rose and Med Abrous opened Tales of the Cocktail with their 13th Ode to the Bowl party, where Vandell turned a loose night into L.A.’s first win.

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Andy Wang

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal: The Hamptons Helicopter Ride Is Going Electric

Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal says quieter electric aircraft will open new landing zones and reshape short-haul travel between Manhattan and the Hamptons.

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Rachel Curry

Daphne Koller on Why Insitro Skipped Biotech’s Shortcut

Daphne Koller built Insitro on a bet against her industry's fastest move.

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Merin Curotto

The 2026 Nissan Armada Platinum: A Wallet-Friendly Alternative to the American Luxury SUV

At $71,000, the Armada Platinum sits comfortably between the Asian competitors and the American full-size heavyweights, offering most of what they...

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John Scott Lewinski

The Must-See Shows in the Hamptons This Summer

The East End's summer art calendar reaches well past the seasonal sales circuit, a reminder that this stretch of coastline has always been shaped as...

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Elisa Carollo

Elusive Lawyer Michael Rips Revealed as Prodigy Novelist

A well-connected New York lawyer, once poised for a Nebraska congressional run, who instead disappeared into a small Italian town and returned with a...

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Philip Weiss

When Warren Buffett Is Your Daddy

A 2010 interview with the musician and youngest son of Warren Buffett, who talks about why his father never wrote the family blank checks.

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Bess Levin

The Return of Going Out in the Age of Optimization

The resurgence of cocktail culture, argues CEO of WES Brands, Adam Rosen, reflects something much larger than changing drinking habits. Rosen unpacks...

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Adam Rosen

Supergoop! Marketing Chief Lauren Weinberg’s Quest to Get Gen Z Wearing Sunscreen

Six months into the job, Lauren Weinberg is broadening Supergoop!’s audience while keeping education and skin health at the center. The former...

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Saleah Blancaflor

Inside DataBank’s Third Wave: Kevin Ooley on Water, Power and What Happens After the A.I. Gold Rush

As DataBank's Kevin Ooley prepares to take over as CEO on January 1, he's inherited a business that's grown from $25 million in EBITDA to a $1 billion...

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Merin Curotto

An Insider’s Guide to a Smarter East Hampton Weekend, With the Right Detours

Base yourself in East Hampton, then move wisely: Sag Harbor dinners, Montauk lunches, Shelter Island stays and the coffee stops, vineyards and village...

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Laura Corrigan

Storm Ascher On (Re)Building Black Arts Infrastructure in the Hamptons

The Hamptons' image as an exclusive summer playground for the wealthy, she says, obscures a long-established Black history.

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Elisa Carollo

The Hamptons Art Rush, Five Years Later: What COVID Taught Us

"After the pandemic, galleries around the world are more willing to meet collectors wherever they are geographically."

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John Scott Lewinski

The Hamptons Season and the New Economics of Being in the Right Room

Vendelux’s Alex Reynolds explores why the Hamptons, Sun Valley and other executive gathering places remain powerful economic engines in the A.I....

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Alex Reynolds

The National Gallery Singapore Debuts Its First R-Rated Exhibition

Despite Southeast Asia's largely conservative views surrounding sex, "Passion is Volcanic" has been surprisingly well-received.

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Jed Surio

Six Must-Visit Art Galleries in the Hamptons

Sun and surf aren't all the legendary Long Island enclave has to offer.

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Mary Gregory

GitHub COO Kyle Daigle Says the Real A.I. Coding Battle Is About More Than Code

In a crowded A.I. coding market, GitHub is pitching flexibility as the answer to a rising cost problem. Kyle Daigle says GitHub Copilot’s platform...

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Tim Keary

Is Aspen the New Hamptons?

Affluent New Yorkers are making their summer pilgrimage all the way to Aspen, as it grows amenities both literal and cultural.

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Alina Cohen

Skipper and Mr. Marvelous Seek Hot Sex in Southampton Hedges

Candace Bushnell's definitive account of what actually happens behind the Southampton hedges—which turns out to be more or less exactly what happens...

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Candace Bushnell

The Oldest American Idea About Capitalism

Impact investing experts Roy Swan and Antony Bugg-Levine revisit Benjamin Franklin's little-known revolving loan fund to argue that expanding access...

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Roy Swan

The 1% Summer: Our Wealthologist on Where to Sun, Swim and Eat $100 Lobster Salad

Whether you plan on being in Wainscott or in the front row at Wimbledon, taking the Excel or coptering out East, my first-ever Best of Summer awards...

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Richard Kirshenbaum

Why the Legend of the Montauk Monster Will Never Die

Like David Duchovny's Fox Mulder, we just want to believe.

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Christa Terry

The Essentials With Bobbi Brown: Sag Harbor Farm Stands, Duryea’s and Jones Road Sunscreen

The Jones Road founder talks Hamptons hosting, her 90,000-strong Roadies and the four-figure bag that's been to the dry cleaner twice.

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Paul Jebara

How Artists Are Using A.I. and Where They Are Drawing the Line

As debates around authorship, labor and creativity rage on, a growing number of artists are integrating artificial intelligence into their...

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Elisa Carollo

Lin Qiao’s Fireworks AI Bets on Specialized Models Over General A.I. Hype

Fireworks AI CEO Lin Qiao explains why private enterprise data and open models are key to building cheaper, faster and more defensible A.I.

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Sissi Cao